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These Are Funny Because They're True: 12 Tricks to Looking Smarter in Your Emails

Updated 6/19/2020
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These 12 funny (but accurate) tricks will make you sound and look smarter to your colleagues over email.

If you don’t care about appearing smart in emails, you can stop reading now.

Oh good, we’re alone.

In the corporate world, there is no ground more fertile for appearing smart than the rich earth that is electronic communication. Your email writing, sending, and ignoring skills are just as important as your nodding skills, and even more important than your copying and pasting skills.

Here are 12 email tricks that will make you appear smart, passionate, dedicated, and most of all, smart.




This article was originally published on The Cooper Review. It has been republished here with permission.


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Sarah Cooper is a writer, comedian, and creator of the satirical blog, The Cooper Review. Her new book, How to Be Successful Without Hurting Men's Feelings, comes out October 2018. You can follow her on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
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